A side dish of seared mushrooms bathed in miso butter may not be a Thanksgiving standard, but rest assured it’ll be right at home on your holiday table. “The umami...
Want to stave off the culinary doldrums once the Midwestern growing season has faded? Do like chef Zoe Schor and tap into Calabrian chiles. “They’re spicy, salty, and umami-rich,” she...
For a glass-half-full approach to the end of summer, consider the onset of sunchoke season. “Sunchokes are a fun fall ingredient that have a creamy center and a nutty flavor,”...
When putting a fresh spin on the mangonada, Paleta Factory’s Manuel Bucio knew better than to reinvent the wheel. “Mangonadas are a beloved staple of Mexican street food,” he says....
By his own admission, John Manion has a problem with French onion dip. “Left to my own devices, a party bag of Ruffles and a large tub of Dean’s wouldn’t...
Looking for a Mother’s Day brunch dish as special as the moms in your life? Bostock’s your move. Like a hybrid of French toast and an almond croissant, these baked...
Thanks to some tweaks from David Schneider of Wicker Park’s Taxim, you won’t need a yuvetsi — a classic Greek terra cotta pot — to prepare this traditional braised lamb. But you’ll still want...
Simple to make and super shareable, the spicy-sweet shrimp at Cebu, a Filipino restaurant in Wicker Park, has a good-time vibe that wouldn’t be out of place at a buzzing...
As they planned their Louisiana-inspired Junebug Café (which now has locations in Portage Park, Near North Side, and West Town), Jacqueline and Chris Murphy had no shortage of source material:...